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JOHN LEWIS “The Badass Vegan”

Born to a crack-addicted mother, Lewis was adopted. During his childhood he became obese when he was only 13 years of age, weighing in at 315 pounds. He credits becoming a lot more active for his “first” transformation - losing all the extra weight and going on to excel at both high school basketball and football - eventually playing Division I College basketball on a full scholarship.

WHEN AND WHY DID HE BECOME VEGAN?

“My mother was diagnosed with. For Lewis, the only logical step was to become vegan.

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